Bharatanatyam master Rukmini Vijayakumar stars in the Broadway style professional dance drama 'Prabhavati,' which comes to the Clemens Center on Friday.

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Get lost in a captivating world of princes and princesses Friday when the Broadway style professional dance drama "Prabhavati" comes to the Clemens Center.

The show features the Indian classical dance tradition known as Bharatanatyam, starring Bharatanatyam master Rukmini Vijayakumar and her troupe of dancers. Bharatnatyam was used in temples to depict traditional stories in dance form. Though it declined in popularity during medieval times, a recent rebirth has resulted in many different schools and styles of Bharatanatyam, each with a special flavor and technique.